Paint can cover



y 4, 1955 D. F. FATKE 2,709,022

PAINT CAN COVER Filed May 22, 1953 I N VENTOR.

Dmflilalke ATTD R N EYE United States Patent PAINT CAN COVER David F.Fatke, Rochester, N. Y.

Application May 22, 1953, Serial No. 356,842

3 Claims. (Cl. 220--42) This invention relates to a paint can, and moreparticularly to a cover for a paint can.

The object of the invention is to provide a paint can which isconstructed so that paint will readily drain back into the can from theupper annular groove.

Another object of the invention is to provide a paint can which includesa headed pin that is adapted to be used for pushing out knockout plugsso that paint will be able to drain back into the can from the upperannular groove therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a paint can and coverwhich is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a top plan view showing the cover mounted on the can.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the can showing the knockout plugs and withthe cover removed.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral designates a paint canwhich includes an annular side wall 11 and a top member 12 which may besecured thereto. The top member 12 includes an annular groove or socketmember 14 which is provided with a plurality of knockout plugs 15,Figures 2 and 4.

Mounted on the top of the can 10 when the can is not being used by thepainter, is a cover or lid 16. The cover 16 includes an enlargedshoulder 17 which is provided with an opening 18 through which slidablyprojects a pin 19.

The pin 19 includes a shank or stem 20 and a head 22, and by pressingdown on the pin 19 when the cover 16 is on the can, the stem 20 willdislodge or knockout the plugs so as to leave the openings 21. Thus, anypaint in the annular grooved portion 14 will be able to drain "ice backinto the paint can through the openings 21. A portion of the stem 20 ofthe pin may be peened or enlarged as at 23. The enlarged portion 23 ofthe pin will hold the pin against accidental displacement from the coverafter the pin has been applied to the cover and said parts are formed.

From the foregoing it is apparent that a paint can and cover has beenprovided which will insure that paint or other contents of the can willdrain out of the trough 12 and back into the can. Thus, the paint orother liquid matter will not harden and clog up the trough 12. The pin19 is carried by the cover 16 and this pin is adapted to be used forknocking out the plugs 15 so that the openings 21 are exposed or openedwhereby paint will be permitted to flow back into the can from thegroove portion 12.

It is to be undertsood that the pin 19 and the head thereof can be ofdifferent shapes or sizes and these pins will lock themselves in theirdownward positions. Also, the pin may be tapered so as to facilitate theknocking out of the plugs 15. Any number of the knockout plugs 15 can beprovided as desired.

I claim:

1. In a paint can, an annular top member provided with an annularupwardly facing groove therein, a cover having a depending annular ribadapted to seat in said groove, means for permitting paint from thegroove to drain back into the paint can, said means comprising aplurality of knockout plugs positioned in the bottom of said groove, anda pin slidably connected in said rib for selective engagement with saidplugs.

2. The apparatus as described in claim 1, and further including a headarranged on the upper end of said pin.

3. In a paint can, a body including a cylindrical side wall, an annulartop member mounted on the upper end of said side wall and provided withan upwardly facing annular groove, a plurality of knockout plugs mountedin the bottom of said groove, a cover mounted on said top member andincluding an annular depending rib seated in said groove, an enlargedshoulder formed in said rib, and a headed pin slidably supported by theshoulder in said rib for selective engagement with said plugs, said pinincluding an elongated stem, a portion of said stem being enlarged, theenlarged portion of said pin being arranged intermediate the endsthereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,644,821 Eckart Oct. 11, 1927 2,084,084 Greer June 15, 1937 2,207,210Von Knauf July 9, 1940 2,313,059 Freeman Mar. 9, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS574,993 Germany Apr. 22, 1933

